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Author Archives: Mike Andrews
Climate ‘tipping points’ can be positive too – our report sets out how to engineer a domino effect of rapid changes
fran_kie / shutterstock Steven R. Smith, University of Surrey; Caroline Zimm, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and Tim Lenton, University of Exeter A young boy is forced to sit at a dinner table with grown-ups talking endlessly about … Continue reading
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Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?
Carole Roberts, UCL; Mark Maslin, UCL, and Priti Parikh, UCL Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, COP28. But … Continue reading
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Why iconic trees are so important to us – and how replacing those that fall is often complicated
The Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall, UK. Mark Godden/Shutterstock Helen Parish, University of Reading and Ewan Macdonald, University of Oxford An ancient kola tree has been cut down in southern Ghana. Local tradition held that the tree had grown … Continue reading
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How a hybrid heating system could lower your bills and shrink your carbon footprint
Hybrid systems combine two or more technologies to heat a house. ThomsonD/Shutterstock Jovana Radulovic, University of Portsmouth To heat your home without damaging the climate, you will need to replace your gas boiler. UK government advisers recommend switching to appliances … Continue reading
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SAP – a blast from the past
SAP – a blast from the past I had a request recently to undertake a new build SAP assessment from a design calc I had undertaken, nothing unusual there. But then I discovered that the design assessment I had done … Continue reading
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Emissions inequality is getting worse – here’s how to end the reign of the ultra-polluters
Scharfsinn/Shutterstock Nicholas Beuret, University of Essex Climate change is overwhelmingly a problem of wealthy people. The wealthiest 1% of humanity produce over 1,000 times the emissions of the poorest 1%. In fact, these 77 million people are responsible for more … Continue reading
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A SAP Assessors need for CPD
A SAP Assessors need for CPD Finally, the end of November, Ive got my 20 hours’ worth of CPD (Continuing Professional Development) completed. Its was a bit skin of the teeth this year. Normally I have booked onto a couple … Continue reading
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COP28: how bad is climate change already and what do we need to do next to tackle it?
Olga Gordeeva/Shutterstock Piers Forster, University of Leeds As the latest UN climate change summit (COP28) gets underway in Dubai, conversations around limiting global warming to 1.5°C will confront a harsh reality. Global temperatures have surged over the past year, with … Continue reading
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Why the world’s first flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel is a green mirage
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner landing at Heathrow international airport in London. Fasttailwind/Shutterstock Gareth Dale, Brunel University London and Josh Moos, Leeds Beckett University A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is set to take off from Heathrow on November 28 and head for … Continue reading
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Wood burning stoves – pollution and running costs.
I came across an interesting article via the Futurebuild newsletter regarding wood burning stoves and their costs to run when compared to a boiler or heat pump, but for me the thing that also caught my eye was the findings … Continue reading
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